The following information is provided by MACAU GBA HR
A. Introduction
The China University Business Elite Challenge – Wynn Academy Cup ── 2021 Hotel Management Innovation Competition is jointly organized by The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), The China Chamber of International Commerce and The Commerce Economy Association of China (CCEA), co-organized by the Macau Greater Bay Area Human Resources Association, and title sponsored by Wynn Macau, Limited exclusively. The Competition has been held in China for over 10 years. The organizing committee has decided to hold the final stage of the competition in Macau this year and is excited to invite the universities in Macau to join the competition. Macau, being developed to be a world tourist destination, the competition is of great significance to the city for the nurturing and development of hotel management talents in the tourism industry.
B. Competition Objective
The competition aims to explore new ways of improvements and innovation for hotels and to allow participating students to leverage their management knowledge to produce bold and creative proposals.
C. Eligibility & Team Requirement
i. University students majoring in Hotel Management, Tourism Management, Business Administration and/or other related disciplines currently enrolled in any university in Macau are eligible to join the Competition.
ii. Team requirement: Contestants will have to form their own team to participate in the competition. Each team consists of 3-5 students and 1-2 instructors. (Contestants cannot join more than one team; instructors can guide multiple teams.) Each university must provide one faculty member to be the leader for their respective university for event coordination and communication.
D. Important Dates
i. Registration Deadline: On/before June 10, 2021
ii. Submission of the Written Proposal: On/before October 15, 2021
iii. Preliminary Competition: Late November 2021 in Macau
iv. Macau Final Competition: Mid-January 2022 in Macau
v. National Elite Challenge: Mid-January 2022 in Macau
vi. The organizer has the right to change the date of the competition. All participating teams will be notified in time should there be any changes. Due to the national preventive measures against COVID-19, the form of the events is also subject to change.
E. Prizes
i. Macau Final Competition
There are 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes for each category: 1. Research & Analysis, 2. Strategic Planning. Medals and Certificates will be awarded to each Winning Team and each member of the winning teams.
ii. National Elite Challenge
There are Champion, First Runner-up and Second Runner-up for each category. Trophies, Certificates and cash rewards of MOP10,000, MOP5,000 and MOP2,500 will be awarded to the Champion, First Runner-up and Second Runner-up respectively.
iii. There are also prizes for the participating universities and instructors namely the “Best Coordinating University Award” and the “Most Outstanding Instructor Award”.
F. Entry and Fee
i. Participating teams have to fill in and submit the Registration Form to the Macau Greater Bay Area Human Resources Association via MacauGBAHR@gmail.com.
ii. The non-refundable registration fee for each participating team is MOP2,000 which is mainly used to fund the miscellaneous expenses of the competition such as venues, marketing and promotion materials, and scoring administration. Please remit the registration fee to the designated account on/before September 25, 2021 and indicate “Hotel Management Innovation Competition”.
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